Cassi Creek: The rain
continues. This may well be the wettest
year we’ve spent here.
The nightly
overcast and the thunderstorms that dance around the various fronts that sweep
in and stall our make it nearly impossible to see the night sky with the major
features. So far, we’ve missed the last
several meteor showers, a comet or two, and the migration of the planets around
the sky. While the night sky here is
much more visible than the sky in Florida.
The light pollution is still much worse than we had hoped. With Johnson City to our northeast and
Greeneville to our west, there are some nights when there is no luck finding
the seasonal features at all.
While this is
the wrong season to see Sirius in the northern hemisphere, it will return in
another couple months. With it, Orion,
as we ramp up for hunting season. There
is a wealth of information to be found on the site, Earth Sky. http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/sirius-the-brightest-star
The Dog Star,
not Sirius, came to mind today when we were infested with beagles which belong
up valley according to their collars but which may be running with a pack downstream. Like most dogs, they decided to mark
territory. Loki was not amused. Gloria decided to herd the beagles up
valley. That went somewhat well until
Loki got close enough to growl one into a rapid ascent toward the up valley
compound. The other got too close to a
neighbors Newfoundland and then left under yelping duress.
John Perry Barlow penned the song “Lost Sailor” for Bob Weir
to sing.
“Compass card is
spinning, helm is swinging to and fro
Oh, where is the dog star, oh, where's the moon.
You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.”
Oh, where is the dog star, oh, where's the moon.
You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.”
Clear skies, calm winds,
good viewing for tonight’s sky.
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